FTSE, the international index company owned by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange, decided on 20 September 2011 to put Poland on the Watch List with possible promotion to Developed category. The decision on Poland’s promotion will be made in September 2012 during FTSE’s next annual country classification.
Poland joins the Watch List following a positive evaluation of economic freedoms available to foreign investors in Poland. According to FTSE, the Polish capital market has passed the criteria fulfilled by the world’s biggest capital markets in terms of regulatory environment, quality of the capital market, the custody and settlement system, and development of the derivatives market.
FTSE’s Developed category includes among others Western European countries, Japan, Australia and the United States.
